AOB Team

Michael Tieso

Michael Tieso travels around the world writing, photographing, and filming his adventures. He is the Editor-in-chief of Art of Backpacking — a website that provides stories, tips, and advice about all things backpacking. He runs a travel blogging community called Art of Travel Blogging. He’s currently filming a documentary on travel and technology called Everywhere Connection. He left the cubicle life to travel the world in May 2009 and he still continues the journey to this day with no end to it. He loves adventure, food, and music. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

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Erin De Santiago

Erin is a US Expat currently living in Taiwan. She is a full-time freelance travel, food/wine, and Disney Theme Parks writer who has eaten her way through 40 countries so far. Erin is also the Taiwan and Hong Kong Regional Membership Coordinator for the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA). In addition to the various publications she writes for, Erin publishes a culinary blog, Our Tasty Travels, and her Disney Travel Blog,Pooh’s Travels. Follow her travels and culinary adventures on Twitter @poohstravelerand/or @ourtastytravels, and on Facebook.

Maria Laborde

Completely enamored with the Middle East and Africa, Maria Laborde is a twenty-something budget traveler that has lived, studied and traveled extensively throughout the region. Through tales, tips, travel guides, and everything in between, she shares her knowledge and love for the Arab world on Art of Backpacking and her niche blog Travel The Middle East.com. Moreover, Maria is also Editor-in-Chief of LatinAbroad.com, where she shares her experiences and advice after traveling to more than 20 countries across 4 continents.

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Stephanie Yoder

Stephanie Yoder is a girl who can’t sit still! Since graduating college in 2007 she has either been traveling or planning to travel. She’s lived on four continents and visited everywhere from the Great Wall of China to the Great Barrier Reef. She now writes and travels full time, blogging about her adventures on Twenty-Something Travel. She believes everyone should travel while they’re young.

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Suki D.

Suki is the eating, drinking, and traveling machine behind [Super Duper Fantastic], a San Francisco-based personal blog that finds itself amongst the food, travel, and life blogging spheres. When she isn’t crunching numbers and tackling Excel spreadsheets at her day job, she is plotting her next adventure. Find her on Twitter @suki.